Camomile Hixon (born Camomile Mary Weiss (Molly) in 1970) is a visual artist whose primary medium is glitter and paint on canvas. Her works range from large-scale installations and environments to The Search for the Missing Unicorn, an interactive street art project that has reached over 120 countries. She received a BFA from Hofstra University and has been working actively as a professional artist since 2010.

Hixon was born in NYC and raised in Milford, Connecticut. She studied Filmmaking/ Philosophy at Hofstra University and moved to Los Angeles to work in the Film industry as an executive for Sanford-Pillsbury Productions. During that time Hixon developed independent film projects and focused on music; composing, singing and recording. She also studied the light classical music of North India under Guruji Mala Ganguly including voice in Sanskrit/Bengali and harmonium. After a number of years, Hixon moved to New York City with her husband, Dylan, and two small sons, Soren and Casimir. Camomile studied Opera with Ms. Edna Lind of the Metropolitan Opera and developed the aesthetic approach that would become Glitter Paintings that have been exhibited and collected in the U.S. and abroad.

The search for the Missing Unicorn began in New York City in the Fall of 2010 when Hixon and a team posted thousands fliers that read: Missing Unicorn~ Large female with friendly disposition last seen entering Central Park at West. 72nd St. If seen, please call and leave a message. Denizens of New York City participated by leaving thousands of phone calls to the dedicated phone-line as the project when viral.[1] New York Magazine, MSNBC and The Los Angeles Times.[2] covered the story and famed fashion photographer Terry Richardson took an art photo of the poster.[3] People from over 120 countries and in various languages have contributed to this on-going interactive street art piece by leaving messages on the Unicorn Hotline, uploading images of their sightings on missingunicorn.com and downloading the poster to begin their own searches. Hixon believes in the power of dialogue to diffuse conflicts and promote understanding among cultures around the world and she sees the Missing Unicorn Project as an olive branch for the 21st century, capable of disarming people so they may focus on their likenesses as they tell stories of joy, hope, and the possibility of unrequited dreams fulfilled. The notion of infinite possibility for one’s self and the world is symbolized by the Unicorn.[4]

Unicorns in Residence Providence 2015 represents a partnership with Camomile Hixon and the major institutions of Providence, Rhode Island to bring imaginative play to its citizens through the arts.[5] The public is invited on an interactive search for the Missing Unicorn and to be inspired by unicorn art throughout the city. A number of unicorn related exhibitions have taken place and are being hosted by the partners: Brown University Libraries, RISD Museum, RISD Library, Department of Parks and Recreation, Department of Art, Culture and Tourism, Partnership for Providence Parks, Providence Athenaeum, Providence Children's Museum, Providence Community Libraries, and Providence Public Library. The Project is being curated by RISD Museum Board Member Helene Miller.[6]

For Brown University’s 250th Anniversary, Hixon was invited to fill five floors of Brown’s Granoff Center for the Creative Arts Building with wire mesh clouds. The cloud formation was seen floating through the building at an oblique angle with corresponding video projection on five large screens and a GroudCloud environment where the viewer was invited to climb into a cloud and read poetry.

Hixon exhibited 9 glitter paintings on canvas entitled Textile Studies at the American Textile History Museum, Lowell MA in 2010. Hixon was invited by the Central Park Conservancy in November 2010 to exhibit two life-sized glitter unicorns in Central Park as part of the Missing Unicorn Project. These works were on view during the NYC Marathon. The Lyman Allyn Museum of Art in New London, CT hosted Hixon’s Unicorn Stampede in 2013, consisting of an environment with 24 life-sized glitter unicorns, elaborate lighting and music composed and sung by Hixon[7] The Cornell Museum of American Art in Delrey Beach FL is currently exhibiting a group show entitled Bling: Art that Shines featuring Hixon, Damien Hirst and others through July 2015[8] Maison 24, a high-end gift shop on Park Ave and 58th St. regularly invites Hixon to design windows using her glitter paintings